Crews wearing hazmat suits and ventilators clear debris from a building that burned in a wildfire in Jasper in July, 2024.
Debris removal work is ramping up in the town of Jasper, Alta., after July’s wildfire destroyed about one-third of the town's structures.Crews wearing hazmat suits and ventilators clear debris from a building that burned in a July wildfire in Jasper. For more than three months, piles of burned wreckage have sat mostly untouched behind blue fencing in Jasper, blocking off what's left of more than 350 buildings destroyed in July's wildfire.
That makes residents responsible for debris cleanup, and they also must follow recently developed removal rules.Debris removal work is ramping up in the town of Jasper, Alta., after July’s wildfire destroyed about one-third of the town's structures. CBC’s Acton Clarkin breaks down the steps involved and how much it will all cost.
For safety, removal crews on all sites wear personal protective equipment. Workers are also required to regularly water down debris with hoses, which helps prevent asbestos fibres from floating up into the air. A working group for debris management assembled by the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre told CBC in an interview late last month that safety is a top priority. The JRCC is a partnership between the Municipality of Jasper and Parks Canada, established in August to help co-ordinate recovery efforts.
Some sites in Jasper will need to be backfilled to prevent collapse and potential structural damage to adjacent properties. That work is also part of the debris management process.To try and find efficiencies, construction management company EllisDon has been selected by a group of insurers to lead a bulk debris removal program."Every aspect of the debris removal process … can be handled by EllisDon, from start to finish.
The bureau is an industry association representing 66 Canadian home, car and business insurance companies, and is helping co-ordinate efforts between insurers."No two properties are exactly the same. Every property has a different cost or limit for rebuilding," said de Pruis.
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